Muslims
- Telangana
Muslims face injustices in TRS reign: Aziz Pasha
Hyderabad: The former member of parliament Syed Aziz Pasha alleged that injustice is being meted out to the Muslims during the TRS rule. The government allocated a mere 0.12% of the budget…
- World
Ramzan 2022: Longest and shortest fasting hours across the globe
With 15 days remaining until the holy month of Ramzan, according to astronomical calculations, it is likely that the holy month will begin on April 2. The actual date is governed by…
- India
Muslims made mistake in choosing right alternative: BSP on Uttarakhand loss
Lucknow: The BSP on Sunday said that despite its best efforts to defeat the BJP in the Uttarakhand Assembly polls, the party won because Muslims chose the wrong alternative. The BSP arrived…
- India
Survey shows 8% Muslims voted for BJP in UP
Lucknow: Despite general perception that Muslims were voting against it, the BJP has succeeded in getting at least eight per cent Muslim votes in a bipolar and highly polarised Assembly election in…
- India
Mayawati double-crossed Muslims, hoodwinked Dalits to ensure BJP victory
Despite heavy odds, SP Alliance returned 36 Muslim MLAs out of the 64 that it had fielded. The wisdom shown by minority voters helped in diluting the effect of Mayawati’s strategic planning…
- India
Hijab row: Muslim student alleges conspiracy after FIR over ‘harassing’ ABVP goons
Hiba Sheik, an 18-year-old hijab-wearing Muslim student has alleged a conspiracy against her, in a video message on Twitter, after she was booked by Karnataka police alongside six other Muslim students, over…
- India
Over half of Hindu voters back BJP, Muslim electors favour SP in UP: Post-poll survey
Lucknow: The BJP got the support of the over half of the Hindu voters while the Samajwadi Party was backed by over two-third of Muslim electors in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly…
- Elections
UP Assembly sees rise in Muslim MLAs
Lucknow: The number of Muslim MLAs increased in the newly-elected 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly. The count increased by 12. In the 17th UP Assembly, the number of Muslim MLAs was 24 which…
- Telangana
Telangana: Muslims didn’t get budget allocation on par with Dalits, says MBT
Hyderabad: The Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) party on Tuesday cried foul over the allocations made to Muslims in the latest Telangana Budget 2022-23 and questioned the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on…
- Opinions
Ukraine Muslims are awry of Russian invasion
Syed Ali Mujtaba The Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, has brought uncertainties to about 400,000 Muslims, the majority being Crimean Tatar. According to an estimate 100,000 Muslims are living…
- Opinions
Gujarat Riots 2002: Lessons to learn
Zafarul-Islam Khan After a lull in the wake of Partition riots (1947), India has consistently seen communal, meaning anti-Muslim, riots since early 1960s. Governments and political leaders have been complicit or complacent…
- Opinions
Opinion: Truth behind the veil
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: As the hijab row rages on, views for and against it are being aired freely. Like any other issue, people across the spectrum have jumped into the debate and…
- India
‘Snatch voting rights of Muslims’: Bihar BJP MLA’s controversial remark
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bihar has made a controversial remark stating that the voting rights of Muslims who wish to stay in the “democratic country” must be ripped. Bihar…
- India
Mayawati confident of forming govt in UP, says SP ‘dreams’ will be shattered
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday exuded confidence that her party will repeat its show of 2007 and SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s dreams of forming government will be shattered. She also thanked…
- India
Guj: VHP activists detained for protesting against girls wearing hijab at Surat school
Surat: At least 12 activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) were on Tuesday detained for protesting against a group of girls wearing hijab at a school in Gujarat’s Surat, police said.…
